{"id":31359,"date":"2026-05-15T14:21:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T19:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/?page_id=31359"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:27:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T19:27:38","slug":"granite-city-shopper-wins-1-million-on-scratch-off-bought-at-curlys-corner-market","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/granite-city-shopper-wins-1-million-on-scratch-off-bought-at-curlys-corner-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Granite City Shopper Wins $1 Million on Scratch-Off Bought at Curly\u2019s Corner Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

Granite City Shopper Wins $1 Million on Scratch-Off Bought at<\/strong>
Curly\u2019s Corner Market<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

GraniteCityGossip.com May 15, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n

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A Granite City woman who stops by her neighborhood store almost every day is now celebrating a $1 million Illinois Lottery win. Cynthia, who lives in Granite City, claimed the top prize on a $10 Money Match scratch-off ticket she purchased at Curly\u2019s Corner Market<\/strong>, located at 527 Maryville Road. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

According to the Illinois Lottery, Cynthia chose the ticket on a whim. \u201cI shop at this store almost every day, the staff know me by name,\u201d she said. \u201cI wanted to try a different game, so I picked this one.\u201d

She scratched the ticket during a break at work and immediately realized something was different. \u201cI had to look twice to make sure I wasn\u2019t seeing things,\u201d she recalled. \u201cOne of my coworkers even checked in on me, I started shaking.\u201d

Her first call was to her husband, who didn\u2019t believe her at first. \u201cHe thought I was pranking him because I could barely get the words out,\u201d she said. She also shared the news with a friend who works at Curly\u2019s. \u201cI called him, and he said, \u2018No way, we were just talking about retirement,\u2019\u201d she added.

Cynthia already has plans for her winnings, including home improvements, a new car, and a Disney trip with her grandchildren. She and her husband also intend to take the honeymoon they never had.

\u201cMy husband and I have been married for 17 years but never had a honeymoon,\u201d she said. \u201cYou bet we\u2019re going to one of the most romantic places in the world\u2014 France.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

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The Illinois Lottery reports that Instant Tickets ranging from $1 to $50 are available at about 7,000 retailers statewide. So far this year, players have claimed more than $606 million in prizes from nearly 22 million winning tickets. The Illinois Lottery reminds players to play for fun, not funds. Be Smart, Play Smart.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-31359","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31359"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31366,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31359\/revisions\/31366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}